Personal Narrative: My Brain Aneurysm Rupture

In my seventeen years of life I have learned that there are many obstacles that will occur, some big and some small. When I was thirteen my dad has a brain aneurysm rupture. Typically when a brain aneurysm ruptures the person dies instantly, my dad went four days without knowing it. He was transferred to two hospitals and neither of them would do anything. Finally he was transferred to Wake Forest hospital and they fixed the aneurysm and then found that he had another one behind his left eye which had not ruptured. Not long after being released from the hospital from the aneurysm being fixed, my father had two blood clots, one in each lung. After those were fixed he got thyroid cancer. In just a few short months I almost lost my father many
times. The night we found out about the aneurysm was the night my world crumbled. My dad is one of the strongest men I know and seeing him in pain and crying crushed me. My parents are my motivation to succeed in life. They know me better than anyone else. They know I can do anything I set my mind to. My father is my biggest supporter, losing him would have changed me in many ways. Luckily I did not lose him and I thank the Lord for it.
This obstacle that occurred taught me many things. It taught me that I am blessed, and I should not take things for granted. The Lord could have taken my father from me that night, instead he didn’t. He blessed my family with us letting have my father. I tend to take things for granted when I shouldn't because there are people out there who do not have what my family and I have. I need to live everyday as if it is my last because no one is ever guaranteed the next day. Since that obstacle, I have been more thankful for what I have, I have been doing everything I can to make sure my parents are proud of me. I make good grades, I am graduating high school with my Associates of Arts Degree. I do the best I can in my college classes because I know some people are not even able to go to school let alone be dual enrolled between high school and college. The best lesson I learned from this obstacle is that no matter how big the obstacle may be, to always keep pushing through and do your best. Even when things seem like they’ll never get better they will, just pray about it. It taught me to never give up, my father never gave up fighting for his life, so I’ll never give up pushing towards my
dreams.